Jackson Michelson Signs With WME

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Pictured (L-R): Chris King (King Business & Financial Mgmt.), Pedro Vigil (Curb Records), Rush Davenport (Agent, WME), Scott Mason Thomas (5 Eighty Six Management), Jackson Michelson, Braeden Roundtree (Agent, WME), Todd Thomas (Caption Management), Morgan Kenney (Agent, WME) and Nate Towne (Agent, WME).

Curb artist Jackson Michelson has signed with WME for booking representation.

Michelson recently released the single “Stay Over,” which he penned alongside Jeff Pardo and Molly Reed Grayson. The Oregon native grew up surrounded by music, and looked up to his older brother, who toured as a Christian artist. Michelson often joined him on the road, selling merch, while simultaneously making plans for his own music career. His song “The Good Life” was supported by SiriusXM’s The Highway and he has played over 200 shows per year, opening for Lee Brice, Blake Shelton and more.

Kenny Chesney Heads Back To Stadiums On Chillaxification Tour With FGL, Old Dominion

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Kenny Chesney has announced he’s heading back to the stadiums next Spring on his new Chillaxification tour with Florida Georgia Line, Old Dominion, and Michael Franti & Spearhead. The tour will kick off Saturday, April 18 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and run through Aug. 28, capping with a Gillette Stadium show in Foxboro, Massachusetts. In between he’ll play St. Louis, Tampa, Seattle, Chicago and plenty more cities, including a Nashville date June 27 at Nissan Stadium.

“These stadium shows are the most fun thing I do,” said Chesney. “It’s been a year, so when I get out there, I wanna make sure that No Shoes Nation is being rocked, having fun and getting all the music they can out of the day. We always try to do something different, bring someone new – and for anyone who’s never seen Michael Franti and Spearhead, just wait! I love playing for No Shoes Nation any time, anywhere, but these stadium shows are always something so powerful, I can’t tell you how much anticipation goes into each one. Not to mention, we’re always wanting to top what’s come before – and I think this lineup might just pack the most fun of them all.”

Tickets for all dates will go on sale next Friday, October 4. American Express card members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning September 26-October 3. General ticket sales begin Friday, October 4.

Chesney will be back in his wheelhouse with the massive stadium trek – he’s played 159 stadium shows over his career, rocking over a million people at Gillette Stadium alone.

Kenny Chesney’s Chillaxification 2020 Tour Dates:
April 18: AT&T Stadium-Arlington, Texas
April 25: Miller Park-Milwaukee, Wis.
May 2: U.S. Bank Stadium-Minneapolis, Minn.
May 9: Raymond James Stadium-Tampa, Fla.
May 16: Mercedes-Benz Stadium-Atlanta, Ga.
May 22: Minute Maid Park-Houston, Texas
May 23: The Alamodome-San Antonio, Texas
May 30: Heinz Field-Pittsburgh, Pa.
June 6: Lincoln Financial Field-Philadelphia, Pa.
June 13: Busch Stadium-St. Louis, Mo.
June 20: Ohio Stadium-Columbus, Ohio
June 27: Nissan Stadium-Nashville, Tenn.
July 11: Arrowhead Stadium-Kansas City, Mo.
July 18: CenturyLink Field-Seattle, Wash.
July 25: Soldier Field-Chicago, Ill.
August 1: SoFi Stadium-Inglewood, Calif.
August 8: Empower Field at Mile High-Denver, Colo.
August 15: Ford Field-Detroit, Mich.
August 22: MetLife Stadium-East Rutherford, NJ
August 28: Gillette Stadium-Foxboro, Mass.
…and more dates to be announced.

Justin Moore, Tracy Lawrence Team For Late Nights And Longnecks Tour

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Justin Moore and Tracy Lawrence will hit the road together next year on the 2020 Late Nights And Longnecks Tour, sponsored by ROXOR and led by Outback Presents.

The tour launches Jan. 16 at Dodge City, Kansas’ United Wireless Arena. Each night will feature a yet-to-be-announced opening act.

Moore recently earned his eighth chart-topper with “The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home,” the lead single off his fifth album, Late Nights And Longnecks. His followup track, “Why We Drink,” impacts country radio on Sept. 30.

Lawrence has sold more than 13 million albums and has charted 18 No. 1 songs. Lawrence wrote eight of the 12 tracks on his recently-released album, Made In America.

Tickets for the Late Nights And Longnecks Tour will go on sale this Friday (Sept. 27) at 10 a.m. CT at tracylawrence.com.

LATE NIGHTS AND LONGNECKS TOUR:
Thurs., Jan. 16 | United Wireless Arena | Dodge City, KS
Fri., Jan. 17 | Barnett Arena (Rushmore Plaza) | Rapid City, SD
Sat., Jan. 18 | Bismark Event Center | Bismark, ND
Thurs., Feb. 20 | Raising Cane’s River Center Arena | Baton Rouge, LA
Fri., Feb. 21 | Rapides Parish Coliseum | Alexandria, LA
Sat., Feb. 22 | Stride Bank Center | Enid, OK
Fri., Feb. 28 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, IN
Sat., Feb. 29 | Wolstein Center | Cleveland, OH
Thurs., Mar. 5 | Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum | Amarillo, TX
Fri., Mar. 6 | Mission Ballroom | Denver, CO
Sat., Mar. 7 | Uptown Theater | Kansas City, MO
Thurs., Mar. 19 | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre | Atlanta, GA
Fri., Mar. 20 | St. Augustine Amphitheatre | St. Augustine, FL
Thurs., Mar. 26 | Des Moines Civic Center | Des Moines, IA
Fri., Mar. 27 | U.S. Cellular Center | Cedar Rapids, IA
Sat., Mar. 28 | State Farm Center | Champaign, IL
Thurs., Apr. 9 | Scheels Arena | Fargo, ND*
Fri., Apr. 10 | Orpheum Theatre | Minneapolis, MN*
Sat., Apr. 11| Weidner Center | Green Bay, WI*

*Tracy Lawrence not on these dates

TobyMac’s Hits Deep Tour Returns For 2020 With Tauren Wells, Jordan Feliz, We Are Messengers

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TobyMac‘s “Hits Deep Tour” will return next year, with 32 stops in cities including Denver, Oklahoma City, San Diego, Milwaukee, and more.

Tauren Wells, Jordan Feliz, We Are Messengers, Ryan Stevenson, Aaron Cole, and Cochren & Co. will join the seven-time Grammy winner when the tour launches Jan. 30 at Beaumont, Texas’ Ford Park. The nationwide arena tour is a partnership with K-LOVE, Air1, Awakening Events, Altura Healthshare, and Food for the Hungry.

TobyMac will make a run of theatre shows in November, before the tour begins next year. His previous Hits Deep Tour, which included stops at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena and Atlanta’s Infinite Energy Arena, sold 250,000 tickets and hosted tourmates Jeremy Camp, Jordan Feliz, Ryan Stevenson, We Are Messengers and Aaron Cole.

Miranda Lambert Sets The Wildcard Tour Dates For 2020

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Though Miranda Lambert is currently burning up the roads with her fellow female artists on the Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour, she has already announced her touring plans for The Wildcard Tour, starting in 2020.

The tour, which launches Jan. 16 in Tupelo, Mississippi, will feature 27 shows in the U.S. and Canada, including a stop at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 24.

Her openers will include Cody Johnson and LANCO for the majority of the run, while Randy Rogers Band and Parker McCollum will open shows in Kansas City, Tulsa and Dallas.

“The essence of a wildcard is always having something up your sleeve, in whatever capacity that means to you,” Lambert says. “It is universal. Which is why I’m excited to kick off this tour with an incredible group of talented artists. We’re going to have a blast!”

This tour will see the return of Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation campaign, Fill the Little Red Wagon presented by Tractor Supply Company. Fans are encouraged to help shelter pets in each tour city by donating dog food, treats, supplies and cash at each venue’s entrance prior to the show. Supporters who complete the sign-up form at the donation point will also be entered to win a meet & greet with Lambert.

Tickets go on sale starting Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. local time at mirandalambert.com and via Live Nation, the official tour promoter, at LiveNation.com.

Wildcard Tour Dates:
Featuring Cody Johnson and LANCO:
Thursday, January 16 BancorpSouth Arena || Tupelo, Miss.
Friday, January 17 Mississippi Coast Coliseum || Biloxi, Miss.
Saturday, January 18 Legacy Arena at the BJCC || Birmingham, Ala.
Thursday, January 23 Verizon Arena || Little Rock, Ark.
Friday, January 24 Bridgestone Arena || Nashville, Tenn.
Saturday, January 25 Ford Center || Evansville, Ind.
Friday, January 31 Vivint Smart Home Arena || Salt Lake City, Utah
Saturday, February 1 Pepsi Center || Denver, Colo.
Thursday, February 20 Honda Center || Anaheim, Calif.
Saturday, February 22 Toyota Arena || Ontario, Calif.
Friday, February 28 SAP Center || San Jose, Calif.
Saturday, February 29 Golden 1 Center || Sacramento, Calif.
Thursday, April 23 Ford Idaho Center Arena || Boise, Idaho
Friday, April 24 Spokane Arena || Spokane, Wash.
Saturday, April 25 Rogers Arena || Vancouver, British Columbia
Thursday, April 30 Rogers Place || Edmonton, Alberta
Friday, May 1 Brandt Centre || Regina, Saskatchewan
Saturday, May 2 Bell MTS Place || Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tuesday, May 5 Budweiser Gardens || London, Ontario
Thursday, May 7 Tribute Communities Centre || Oshawa, Ontario
Friday, May 8 Canadian Tire Centre || Ottawa, Ontario
Saturday, May 9 Bell Centre || Montreal, Quebec

Featuring Randy Rogers Band and Parker McCollum
Thursday, February 6 Sprint Center || Kansas City, Mo
Friday, February 7 BOK Center || Tulsa, Okla.
Saturday, February 8 American Airlines Center || Dallas, Texas

Featuring LANCO with additional support TBA:
Friday, February 21 Viejas Arena || San Diego, Calif.
Thursday, February 27 Save Mart Center || Fresno, Calif.

 

Josh Turner Postpones Tour Dates Following Fatal Bus Crash

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Josh Turner

A tour bus carrying members of Josh Turner‘s road crew crashed Wednesday evening (Sept. 18) near Shandon, California, leaving one dead and seven passengers injured. The California Highway Patrol has identified the deceased as David Turner, 64, of Oxford, Mississippi. The Daily Journal reports that David is unrelated to Josh. David has been part of the country star’s road crew for more than a decade.

According to the the San Luis Obispo County Fire Department, Turner and his band members were not aboard the bus, which crashed off of Highway 46 as it was leaving a concert in Paso Robles, California.

All of Turner’s remaining shows for September are being rescheduled for a later date.

“Josh Turner and his road family have suffered a devastating loss,” a rep for Turner tells MusicRow Magazine. “Please keep the crew, band and Josh in your thoughts and prayers.”

UTA Nashville To Move Headquarters

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UTA Nashville’s new office will be located at 225 Polk Avenue. Photo: Eric Laignel for Hastings Architecture

United Talent Agency (UTA) has inked a long-term lease for a new Nashville headquarters, to be located in a historic, three-story building at 225 Polk Ave. The Nashville team intends to move to the new location in the first quarter of 2020, following construction.

The new UTA space, located at the original site of the Carnegie Library, will feature a cafe lounge, a wellness room, outdoor terraces and views of Nashville’s state capitol, as well as a state-of-the-art performance space. Plans for the new space will incorporate some library memorabilia into the design, including an old book drop on the parking level of the property. Hastings Architecture are the architects on the project.

UTA’s Nashville office opened in 2012, and has grown to nearly 20 times its original size, and has promoted 10 employees in the past two years. The group represents touring headliners including Toby Keith, Clint Black, Trace Adkins, Craig Morgan and Clay Walker and has developed the careers of a diverse roster of clients including Blanco Brown, High Valley, Jimmie Allen, Matt Stell, King Calaway and Logan Mize.

“Nashville is a powerful creative hub, built on storytelling and compelling live entertainment,” said UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer. “We are excited for our new space to serve as a great resource for the creative community and are committed to building our presence in Music City.”

UTA Interior Lobby rendering

Over the past year, UTA has invested in sports agency Klutch Sports Group, acquired influencer firm Digital Brand Architects, launched Civic Center Media to provide artists with more creative control and greater financial ownership of content, and secured investments in private equity firms PSP Investments and Investcorp.

UTA’s global music group represents a diverse roster of acclaimed artists which include Post Malone, The Jonas Brothers, Guns N’ Roses, YG, Young Thug, Pitbull, Common, The Spice Girls, Bring Me The Horizon, Muse, G-Eazy, Bush, DJ Khaled, Paramore, 21 Savage, Kaskade, Ms. Lauryn Hill, X Ambassadors Craig David, UB40, and Christine and the Queens, among others. The team has also played an integral role in developing up-and-coming artists such as Tierra Whack, DaniLeigh, Dominic Fike, SCARYPOOLPARTY, Tyla Yaweh, Jade Novah, Social House, Polo & Pan, SAINt JHN, The Aces, DesRocs and Marc Rebillet.

UTA was represented in the deal by Mitchell Konsker, Ben Bass and Tom Hooper of Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

UTA Nashville lobby rendering.

Travis Wolfe Joins WME

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Travis Wolfe has joined WME as an agent in Nashville. In his role, he will focus on booking the agency’s country and comedy clients for private and corporate events.  

Wolfe most recently worked at APA, where he served as Vice President, overseeing the agency’s music and comedy rosters for corporate and special events. Prior to APA, Wolfe worked as an agent in Paradigm’s Corporate & Special Events department. During his tenure at the agency, he was awarded 2012 Emerging Talent Agent of the Year by the International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA).

Wolfe initially launched his career working in artist management for country artist Neal McCoy, in addition to owning a small production company specializing in college and festival events.

Luke Combs Announces What You See Is What You Get Tour

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Photo (c) 2019 David Bergman

Luke Combs will kick off his What You See Is What You Get Tour in February with newly confirmed stops at Lexington’s Rupp Arena, Albuquerque’s Isleta Amphitheater, Colorado Spring’s Broadmoor World Arena and Houston’s Toyota Center, among many others. The dates will feature special guests Ashley McBryde and Drew Parker.

Tickets for the shows will be available for verified pre-sale starting next Tuesday, Sept. 24 with general on-sale following on Friday, Sept. 27. Combs’ official fan club, The Bootleggers, will have first access to tickets through Ticketmaster Verified Fan pre-sale starting next Tuesday, Sept. 24 . Additionally, every concert ticket sold online will include a copy of Combs’ new album What You See Is What You Get.

What You See Is What You Get is due out Nov. 8 via River House Artists/Columbia Nashville, and each pre-order includes an instant download of new track, “1, 2 Many” featuring Brooks & Dunn, as well as the five tracks previously released as part Combs’ The Prequel EP. The EP debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with all five tracks charting on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Top 25—a feat not accomplished by any artist in 60 years since Johnny Cash in 1959. The release also propelled Combs to the largest streaming week ever for a country artist with 73 million on-demand streams. Additionally, The Prequel’s lead single, “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” recently topped Billboard ’s Country Airplay and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts and became Combs’ sixth consecutive No. 1.

What You See Is What You Get Tour Dates:
February 7, 2020—Columbia, MO—Mizzou Arena
February 8, 2020—Peoria, IL—Peoria Civic Center
February 13, 2020—University Park, PA—Bryce Jordan Center
February 14, 2020—Lexington, KY—Rupp Arena
February 15, 2020—Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena
April 18, 2020—Albuquerque, NM—Isleta Amphitheater
April 19, 2020—Colorado Springs, CO—Broadmoor World Arena
April 21, 2020—Las Cruces, NM—Pan American Center
April 24, 2020—Corpus Christi, TX—American Bank Center
April 25, 2020—Houston, TX—Toyota Center

Taylor Swift Will Be First Female Artist To Open NFL Stadium Show

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Taylor Swift announced multiple international tour dates today (Sept. 17), as well as Lover Fest—named after her 2019 album. The announced dates visit Germany, France, Portugal, Brazil, Lover Fest West at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, CA, and Lover Fest East at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. Swift will become the first female artist to ever open an NFL Stadium on July 25 and 26, 2020 at SoFi Stadium.

In an Instagram post the singer said, “For me, the Lover album is open fields and sunsets and SUMMER. I want to celebrate the album and perform it live with you in a way that feels authentic to the music. I want to go to some places I haven’t been, and play festivals for the first time in ages…and where we didn’t have festivals, we made some. Introducing, Lover Fest East and West. Details and additional dates coming soon! TaylorSwift.com!”

Taylor Swift’s Announced 2020 Dates:
June 20 – Werchter Boutique (Werchter, Belgium)
June 24 – The Waldbühne (Berlin, Germany)
June 26 – Oslo Sommertid (Oslo, Norway)
July 1 – Roskilde Festival (Roskilde, Denmark)
July 3 – Open’er Festival (Gdynia, Poland)
July 5 – Festival de Nîmes (Nîmes, France)
July 9 – NOS Alive (Oeiras, Portugal)
July 18 – Allianz Parque (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
July 25 – SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles, California)
July 26 – SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles, California)
July 31- Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts)
August 1- Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts).

For more information, visit taylorswift.com.